Guide Note: Widow Six Seven is the call sign assigned to Prince Harry in Afghanistan. Working as Forward Air Controller, Harry is responsible for identifying Taliban forces and clearing them as targets for air attack. It was reported that he has been involved in several Combat Situations since being deployed in December, 2007.

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Call sign of Prince Harry in Afghanistan
Harry has been in Afghanistan since December, 2007
Works as a Forward Air Controller
Responsible for identifying and clearing Taliban targets for air strikes
Media agreed to a "blackout" on reporting about Harry in Afghanistan
His presence there was leaked by the Drudge Report on February 28, 2008
Harry was refused a deployment to Iraq
The Guardian: "He admits now he was regarded as a 'bullet magnet'"
Considered leaving the army after his deployment was denied

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The Guardian: "How Prince Harry Became Soldier Widow Six Seven" (February 28, 2008)
- "To the American pilots, the rather posh English vowels responding to their 'in hot' request and guiding their missile fire over the 'net' gave no clue that the army officer with whom they were communicating was in fact a member of the British royal family."
Sky News: "Prince Harry Directs Bomb Attack" (February 28, 2008)
Daily Mail: "Prince Harry Played Chase the Chicken on Christmas Day" (February 28, 2008)
Telegraph: "Prince Harry's Afghanistan Interview in Full" (February 28, 2008)

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